Immigrant Ships
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Bark Helena


Galway, Ireland to New York, New York
13 June 1848

DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
I, John Berrill do solemnly, sincerely, and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of Passengers, subscribed with my ame, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and true account of all the Passengers received on board the British Bark Helena whereof I am Master, from GalwaySo help me God, (Signed) John Berrill
Sworn to this 13th June 1848 Before me Geo Davis, D.C.
List or Manifest OF ALL THE PASSENGERS taken on board the Bark Helena whereof John Berrill is Master, from Galway burthen (nothing filled in) tons.
Columns represent: Name, Age, Sex, Occupation, Country to which they belong, Country which they intend to inhabit, Died on the Voyage
  
  1  Raftery, Bridget	  18y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
  2  Fahey, Margret	  14y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
  3* Connell, Bridget 		Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
  4  Bergan, John	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States   
  5  Bergan, Mary	  20y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States 
  6  Bergan, Kitty	  19y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
  7  Healy, Thomas        27y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
  8  Healey, John	  13y   Male    Child	     Galway, Ireland   United States
  9  Healy, May	 	  48y   Female  Matron	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 10  Connor, Mich	  21y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 11  Fitzgerald, Thomas   21y 	Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 12  Fitzgerald, Margret  20y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 13* Kerse, Patt	  22y   Male		     Galway, Ireland   United States
 14  Kerse, Mary	  18y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 15  Kerse, Bridget       16y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 16  Kearney, Patt	  16y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 17  O'Laughlan, Coleman  18y	Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 18  Walsh, Mathias	  30y	Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 19  Walsh, Margaret	  30y   Female  Wife         Galway, Ireland   United States
 20  Vernon, Mary	  20y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 21  Burns, Mich	  25y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 22  Leonard, Thomas	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 23  Kearny, May	  24y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 24* Crean, James	  25y   Male 		     Galway, Ireland   United States
 25* Crean, Margaret      24y   Female  	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 26  Butler, John	  21y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 27  Haverty, Mich	  18y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 28  Regan, Catharin	  20y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 29  Regan, Bridget	  16y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 30  Shanahan, Margaret   18y   Female	Spinste      Galway, Ireland   United States
 31* Covel, Pat		  21y   Male    	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 32  Ryan, Mary	  	  23y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 33  Dogerty, Catharine   20y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 34  McTigne, May	  20y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 35  Finegan, Thomas	  21y	Male	Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 36  Gawson, Thomas	  15y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 37  Armstrong, Fanny	  22y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 38  McCanty, Elenir	  20y	Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 39  Williams, Jane	  13y   Female  Child	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 40  Burns, Mich	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 41  Maloney, Margaret    16y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 42  Duggan, Mathew	  23y   Male    Saddler      Galway, Ireland   United States
 43  Tracy, Mich	  22y   Male    Saddler	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 44  Noon, William	  24y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 45  Noon, Honor	  24y   Male    Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 46  Finegan, Daniel	  18y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 47  McDermott, Mich	  24y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 48  Jenings, Pat^k	  30y   Male    Servant      Galway, Ireland   United States
 49  Jenings, Patt	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 50  Jenings, Celia	  28y   Female  Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 51  Noon, John		  35y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 52  Noon, Honor	  28y   Female  Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 53  Hoare, John	  26y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 54  Haverty, Thomas	  25y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 55  Higins, Daniel	  25y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 56  Higins, Mich	  23y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 57  Ready, Margaret	  25y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 58  Hogan, Mary	  28y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 59  Hopkins, John	  28y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 60  Walsh, Mich	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 61  Walsh, Mich	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 62  Movoney, Mathew	  25y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 63  Mullins, Mich	  22y   Male    Clerk	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 64  Movoney, Symon	  22y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 65  Donahoe, Martin	  35y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 66* Mone?y, Jane	  40y   Female  Widow 	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 67  Jourdan, Thomas	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 68  Gill, Margaret	  30y   Female  Matron       Galway, Ireland   United States
 69  Quick, Honor	  16y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 70  Lyons, Catharine	  14y   Female	Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 71  Dooly, John	  20y   Male    Shoemaker    Galway, Ireland   United States
 72  Frainy, Roderick	  40y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 73  Quinn, John	  40y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 74  Hoonan, Peter	  35y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 75  Colohan, Frank	  25y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 76  Moran, Edward	  22y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 77  Toole, Mary	  26y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States 
 78  Kelly, Patt	  40y   Male	Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 79  Flynn, William	  35y   Male	Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 80  Rooney, Mary	  20y   Female  Dress Maker  Galway, Ireland   United States
 81  Curran, Catharine	  24y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 82  Haverty, Mary	  19y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 83* Sheenan, Thonothy	  21y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 84  Burns, Mich	  22y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 85  Burns, Mary	  19y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 86  Mannion, Martin	  23y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 87  Carthy, Bernard	  18y   Male    Tailor       Galway, Ireland   United States
 88  McGrath, Peter	  17y   Male	Servant      Galway, Ireland   United States
 89  Donohue, Mary	  28y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 90  Donhue, Patt	   4y   Male	Child	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 91  Donohue, Thomas	   2y   Male    Child	     Galway, Ireland   United States
 92  Keating, Mich	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 93* Keating, Fardy	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States  Died  
 94  Keating, Bridget	  27y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 95  Brown, Mary	  35y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 96  Dooley, Mich	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 97  Dooley, Mary	  22y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
 98  Cassedy, James	  23y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
 99  Lally, May	  	  19y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
100  Lally, Catharine	  21y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
101  O'Laughlin, Margaret 20y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
102  Ward, John	   	  27y   Male	Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
103  Ward, Malachi	  18y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
104  Ward, Peggy	  50y   Female  Matron	     Galway, Ireland   United States
105  Ward, Judy		  32y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
106  Cahalin, William	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
107  Cahalin, Mich	  30y   Male	Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
108  Duffy, Hugh	  30y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
109  Glenan, Martin	  24y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
110  Burke, Thomas	  21y   Male	Shoemaker    Galway, Ireland   United States
111  Staunton, M?	  22y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
112  Staunton, Ann	  20y   Female  Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
113  McAlam, Patt	  28y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
114  McAlam, Mary	  18y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
115  Cooke, Mich	  20y   Male    Tailor	     Galway, Ireland   United States
116  Kennedy, Catharine	  23y   Female  Matron	     Galway, Ireland   United States
117  Burke, Catharine     22y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
118  Burke, Maria	  20y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
119  Hanlon, Jeremiah	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
120  Covaney, Dennis	  20y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
121  King, Honor	  26y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
122  Hanlin, Thomas	  24y   Male    Laborer      Galway, Ireland   United States
123  Hanlin, Bridget	  16y   Female  Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
124  Coleman, Bedelia	  14y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
125  Coleman, Mary	  16y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
126  Holoran, Patt	  35y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
127  Ford, Patt	  	  26y   Male    Labourer     Galway, Ireland   United States
128  Ford, Ellen	  27y   Female  Wife	     Galway, Ireland   United States
129  McDonnell, Ann	  38y   Female  Matron	     Galway, Ireland   United States
130  Sheehan, Margaret	  28y   Female  Spinster     Galway, Ireland   United States
					CABIN PASSENGERS
131  Mannion, Redmond	  24y   
132  Donohoe, Walter	  28y 
133  Shaughenssay, Darby  45y
134  Armstrong, Thomas	  28y
135  Armstrong, William   45y
136  Fahey, Mich	  22y
137  Kanevey, Margaret	  23y

						(Signed)  John Berrill  
  
Transcriber's Notes:

A question mark (?) is used for letter/letters that cannot be read because of the
quality of the document.  Where possible a suggestion is given in the Transcriber's
Notes of what this letter/letters may be.

An asterisk (*) is used to refer to an item in the transcriber's notes, which 
further explains the entry.

The original lister recorded the names as given name and then surname; the 
transcriber has reversed this order for ease in alphabetizing and reference.

Passenger #93 was the only one to die on this voyage. The note at the end of the
column says only:  "Died on the passage".  The date or cause is not mentioned. 

  3  No age is recorded for this passenger.
 13  No occupation is listed for this passenger.
 24 and 25  No occupation is listed for these passengers.
 66  Surname:  Moneny, Monessy.
 83  Given name is probably Timothy, but it seems clearly written as it is.
131-137  No information other than name is provided for cabin passengers.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 73, List #559.
Transcribed by Patricia Martin Kennedy and Lora Lee Ament members of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
5 January 2007



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